Fiona Barton, the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow, The Child, and The Suspect, trains and works with journalists all over the world. Previously, she was a senior writer at the Daily Mail, news editor at the Daily Telegraph, and chief reporter at the Mail on Sunday, where she won Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards.
“If you liked Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, you might want
to pick up The Widow by Fiona Barton. Engrossing.
Suspenseful.”—Stephen King
“The ultimate psychological thriller! Barton carefully unspools
this dark, intimate tale of a terrible crime, a stifling marriage,
and the lies spouses tell not just to each other, but to themselves
in order to make it through.”—Lisa Gardner, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of Find Her and Right Behind
You
“A twisted psychological thriller you’ll have trouble putting
down.”—People
“Fiona Barton’s debut novel, The Widow, is being compared to Gone
Girl, Before I Go To Sleep and The Girl on the Train. It’s actually
better than them all.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“[A] twisty tale...with a mesmerizing if unreliable narrator...that
will blow your mind.”—Oprah.com
“[Jean is] a fascinating puzzle...Barton knows how to ramp up
tension.”—The New York Times Book Review
“[Barton] delivers the goods...Richly character-driven in a way
that is both satisfying and engrossing.”—The Washington Post
“[The Widow] will keep you in suspense late into the night.”—Good
Housekeeping
“Barton skillfully weaves a tale that reminds us that yes, we can
be deceived by others, but we can just as easily deceive
ourselves.”—USA Today
“Both a taut reconstruction of a crime and a ruthless examination
of marriage...A smartly crafted, compulsively readable tale about
the lies people tell each other, and themselves, when the truth is
the last thing they really want to know.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Barton’s writing is compelling and top-notch.”—Associated
Press
“Gone Girl fans will relish this taut, psychological thriller.”—US
Weekly
“The Widow never loses sight of the dark secrets that define
ordinary lives, the gray areas where deception gives way to the
truth. This is one book in which such subtleties matter as much as
the plot.”—Chicago Tribune
“[Barton’s] journalistic eye is what makes this debut novel so
assured and compelling.”—NPR.org
“Every once in awhile, a suspense thriller comes along that grips
readers and won’t let go....Joining that mini-library is The Widow
by Fiona Barton, a thoroughly chilling novel with one of the most
unreliable narrators in recent memory.”—The Sacramento Bee
“I read The Widow with an increasing sense that I was turning the
pages through next year’s The Girl on the Train. It has all the
ingredients for a bestseller—a clear proposition and a central
premise that will stimulate word of mouth.”—The Bookseller (UK)
“A twisty psychological suspense that held me spellbound. Fiona
Barton delves into the darkest reaches of the husband and wife
relationship and the secrets they keep.”—Linda Castillo, New York
Times bestselling author of Among the Wicked
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